word of the day

we live in a world where we have to hide in order to make love, with brutality on display everywhere (see john lennon)

half of understanding what you want to do is knowing what you have to let go before you act.

(see: sydney howard)

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if one day i have a son, the first thing i will teach him is that striving for love will not take anything away from his manhood.

(see: frida kahlo)

"selflessness is not living your life your way, but not asking others to live their lives the way you want them to."

(see: oscar wilde)

meet your child in such a way that; when he comes home, let him feel that he has come to the most beautiful place....
meet your spouse in such a way that; when he comes to you, let him feel that he has met the right person.
greet your mother in such a way: she will exchange the pains of her birth for taste...
meet your father in such a way; let him not envy another child for the rest of his life...
meet the poor in such a way that; lay a prayer table bigger than the one you laid for him....
meet the rich in such a way that; when you see your heart, from the poverty of your own heart
damn it...

the economy was getting worse, the crisis and unemployment were rising, dissatisfaction was starting to spread, then i had a brilliant idea; make war!

(see: benito mussolini)

they asked a sage:
"how do you know a person's intelligence?"
“from his speech,” he replied.
'what if he doesn't speak at all? '' they said;
"there is no one that smart"

"don't let your compassion defend what your logic criticizes."

jane austen*